Show Degradation of National Parks Paris Is Feared Sen Wal- Wal Wallace Wallace lace F Bennett Utah fl-Utah today said Unless drastic steps are arc token taken immediately there i is s a possibility that within this gen genn oration existing National Park will he be degraded to a condition differing from the condition for which they were preserved and for lor which they were to be enjoyed The Utah Republican said Because of the present condi condi- condition tion of 01 degradation of oC our Nat Nat- National ional Parks Paris I 1 am joining with See Sen Clifford p Hansen D- D B Wyo in sponsoring the Nat Nat- National ional Park Service Natural Science ence Research Act The Utah Senior Senator pointed out that less than one per cent of the Park Service I total appropriations are arc being spent on research in the oat nat ural sciences SEN BENNETT said This Act would declare a national policy that special care and ef ef- ef effort fort should be taken t ken to obtain information through research required to preserve our natural natural al resources The Secretary of oC the Inter Inter- Interior would be authorized Sen Bennett explained to establish I Ia a National Park Natural ence Research Fellowship Pro Pro- Program gram to assist outstanding ing out research activities In Inthe Inthe the Parks THE LEGISLATION requires rs es the taking of periodic ani ani- ani mel mal censuses S Sen n Bennett said and it prohibits the dir dirt destruction of animals un- un until un I til every practical means avail avail- available available able for trapping live and trans planting of oC such animals has been exhausted The Act would require a spec spec- special ial report to Congress of threat threat- threaten en d destruction of my any area within the National Park Sy Sy- Sy System stem THE UTAH Republican said the Act also would establish a Scientific Advisory Com Committee for the National Park Service and establish similar Scientific Advisory Committees for Individual individual parks in cooperation with the governors of the affected states slates |